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消化

JLPT 2
Kana Reading
しょうか
Romaji
shōka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    digestion
    Example sentence
    食物は胃の中で消化される。 Food is digested in the stomach.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    thorough understanding
    Example sentence
    食べているもので嫌いなものはよく消化しません。 Foods you eat which you don't like will not digest well.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work
    Example sentence
    自然食品がつねに消化にいいとは限らない。 Natural food is not always good for our digestion.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    losing one's form and turning into something else
    Example sentence
    自然食は人間の消化に合っている。 A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.

Examples of 消化, しょうか in a sentence

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